Famous Birthdays In January - 08

1081  On this day in history birth of henry V, Roman German king/emperor (1098/1111-25)   

1556  On this day in history birth of uesugi Kagekatsu, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1623)   

1583  Simon Episcopius, Dutch bishop/theologist was born on January - 08.   

1587  Johannes Fabricius, Denmark, astronomer (discovered sunspots) was born on January - 08.   

1589  On this day in history birth of ivan [Dzivo F] Gundulic, Dalmatisch writer (Dubravka)   

1601  Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Spanish writer (d. 1658) was born on January - 08.   

1628  On this day in history birth of francois de Montmorency-Bouteville, duc de Luxemburg, French soldier   

1632  Samuel, Freiherr von Pufendorf, German jurist was born on January - 08.   

1635  Luis Manuel Fernández de Portocarrero, Spanish Archbishop (d. 1709) was born on January - 08.   

1658  On this day in history birth of nicolas Coustou, French sculptor (Descente de Croix)   

1668  Jean Gilles, composer was born on this day in history.   

1735  John Carroll, American Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1815) was born on this day in history.   

1763  Edmond Charles Genêt, French diplomat (d. 1834) was born on January - 08.   

1767  On this day in history birth of abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1822-28)   

1777  Filippo Traetta, Italy, composer/musicologist was born on this day in history.   

1779  On this day in history birth of john White, composer   

1786  On this day in history birth of nicholas Biddle, made 2nd bank of US 1st effective central bank   

1787  On this day in history birth of johann Ludwig Bohner, composer   

1788  On January - 08 birth of erik Drake, composer   

1788  Archduke Rudolph of Austria (d. 1831) was born on January - 08.   

1788  Pavel Kiselyov, Russian general and politician (d. 1874) was born on January - 08.   

1791  Jacob Collamer, (Sen-Vt) was born on January - 08.   

1792  Lowell Mason, Medfield Mass, organist/composer (Zebulo) was born on January - 08.   

1805  John Bigler, American politician (d. 1871) was born on this day in history.   

1805  Orson Hyde, American religious leader (d. 1878) was born on this day in history.   

1810  Robert Schumann, Zwickau Germ, composer (Neue Zeitschrift fuer Musik) was born on January - 08.   

1812  On this day in history birth of sigismond Fortune Francois Thalberg, composer   

1812  William Henry Holmes, composer was born on January - 08.   

1814  On January - 08 birth of johannes Kneppelhout, [Klikspaan], Dutch humorist   

1814  On this day in history birth of thomas Green, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1864   

1815  On January - 08 birth of george Webb Morell, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1883   

1815  Lawrence Pike Graham, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1905 was born on January - 08.   

1817  John Selden Roane, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1867 was born on this day in history.   

1817  Sir Theophilus Shepstone, South African statesman (d. 1893) was born on January - 08.   

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0482  Severinus, German monastery founder/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0624  Abu Sufjan ibn Harb, Kurashite chief, dies in battle on January - 08.   

1100  On this day in history death of antipope Clement III (bc. 1029)   

1107  On January - 08 death of edgar of Scotland (b. 1074)   

1198  On this day in history coelestinus III, [Giacinto Bobo], pope (1191-98), dies   

1324  Marco Polo, Venetian explorer/gov of Nanking, dies on January - 08.   

1336  Giotto di Bondone, Italian Renaissance painter, dies at about 71 on this day in history.   

1455  Laurentius Justitianus, [Lorenzo Giustiniani], saint, dies at 73 on January - 08.